LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

sonōritās

sonōritās f (genitive sonōritātis)
Classical[sɔˈnoː.rɪ.taːs]Ecclesiastical[soˈnɔː.ri.tas]

Meaning

  1. fullness of sound, melodiousness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesonōritāssonōritātēs
genitivesonōritātissonōritātum
dativesonōritātīsonōritātibus
accusativesonōritātemsonōritātēs
ablativesonōritātesonōritātibus
vocativesonōritāssonōritātēs

sŏnōrĭtas, ātis, f. sonorus, = εὐφωνία,
I. fulness of sound, melodiousness, Prisc. 541; 1220 P; Sarisb. 1, 16.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin sonōritās From sonōrus (“sounding”) + -tās.

Descendants
  • Catalansonoritat
  • Frenchsonorité
  • Italiansonorità
  • Portuguesesonoridade
  • Romaniansonoritate
  • Spanishsonoridad
  • Galiciansonoridade

In English words that came into English from sonōritās

  • sonoritysonōritās

Quick answers

What does sonōritās mean in Latin?
sonōritās, a noun, means “fullness of sound, melodiousness”.
What is the genitive of sonōritās?
The genitive singular is sonōritātis. sonōritās is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sonōritās?
In classical Latin, [sɔˈnoː.rɪ.taːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [soˈnɔː.ri.tas].